Canaan Mountain
Canaan Mountain rises to 597 m in New Hampshire. Mount Shaw stands 911 m to the west, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Flagg, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34826861, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 597 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 15.8 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 17.5 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 17.2 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sugar Hill Overlook · 21 mi
- Lily Pond Vista · 22 mi
- Beaver Brook Overlook · 23 mi
- CL Graham Wangan Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Flagg: 0.7 mi
- Sentinel Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Thurley Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bean Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Black Snout: 1.7 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 3.5 mi
- Castle in the Clouds: 4.3 mi
- Window on the Ossipees: 5.7 mi
- 19 Mile Beach: 6.7 mi
- State's Landing: 6.8 mi
- Merrow Preserve at Dan Hole Pond: 1.7 mi
- Thurley Mountain Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Ossipee Mountains Forest Legacy Tract: 3.3 mi
- Sargent-Phelps Forest: 3.3 mi
- Great Meadow Preserve: 3.6 mi
- States Landing: 6.8 mi
- Multonborough Town Beach: 7.7 mi
- Bearcamp Beach: 8.1 mi
- Winmir Beach: 8.6 mi
- North Beach: 9.2 mi
- Watson Ledge: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Nickerson Ledge: 14.5 mi
- Overhang: 15.1 mi
- Carbonneau Cave: 17.2 mi
- Lakes Region Airport: 10.7 mi
- Kimball Castle: 12.9 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Mill Falls Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Mill Falls Marketplace and The Inn at Mill Falls: 14.2 mi
- Loon Center: 7.6 mi
- Libby Museum: 8.8 mi
- New Hampshire Boat Museum: 9.6 mi
- Wright Museum: 10.6 mi
- Sandwich Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 5.8 mi
- #20 / Nova: 14.1 mi
- #23 / Red Wing: 14.1 mi
- #27 / Black Sail: 14.1 mi
- #26 / Stone Sail: 14.1 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 4.2 mi
- The Old Country Store: 7.9 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 10.9 mi
- Madison Boulder: 13.7 mi
- Daytona Fun Park: 14.2 mi
- Emerald Pool Falls: 4.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 4.0 mi
- Falls of Song: 4.0 mi
- Whittier Falls: 4.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.1 mi
- Elliott Spring: 12.4 mi
- lower falls: 18.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.0 mi
- Huckins Spring: 22.9 mi
- Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Mary Bierbrier Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.6 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 23.6 mi
- Livermore: 24.1 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Canaan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Shaw | W 278° | 911 m | 1.8 mi |
| Black Snout | W 260° | 854 m | 1.7 mi |
| Faraway Mountain | WNW 292° | 848 m | 3.9 mi |
| Black Snout Mountain | WNW 303° | 812 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Roberts | WNW 284° | 782 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 342° | 742 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Flagg | WNW 289° | 728 m | 0.7 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NNW 348° | 676 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865971 — Canaan Mountain, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357718786
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